acúleo

[aˈkuleo]

/[aˈkuleo]/ noun

The verdict

“acúleo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano en punta, a menudo venenosa y punzante, que tienen animales como la avispa, la abeja, el escorpión y el ornitorrinco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aculeo · acúleo · Spanish

acúleo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for acúleo
PropertyValue
Headwordacúleo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈkuleo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “acúleo” en español

acúleono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acúleo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈkuleo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for acúleo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is acúleo, spelled A-C-Ú-L-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano en punta, a menudo venenosa y punzante, que tienen animales como la avispa, la abeja, el escorpión y el ornitorrinco.
  2. 2
    Parte afilada que nace del tallo en algunas plantas y que, a diferencia de las espinas, se desprende fácilmente ya que está adherido a la piel y no es parte integral del tallo.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acúleo"?
"acúleo" is spelled A-C-Ú-L-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkuleo].
What does "acúleo" mean?
As a noun, "acúleo" means: Órgano en punta, a menudo venenosa y punzante, que tienen animales como la avispa, la abeja, el escorpión y el ornitorrinco.
How do you pronounce "acúleo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acúleo" is [aˈkuleo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acúleo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list